BROADWAY: Sweet and romantic 'Outside Mullingar' full of laughs

7:05 PM,
Jan. 28, 2014

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St. Patrick's Day may not be arriving for weeks, but already there is a hint of green on The Great White Way.

John Patrick Shanley's latest play, "Outside Mullingar," takes place in rural Ireland and tells the story of shy Anthony and scrappy Rosemary, two middle-age loners who have lived next door to one another all their lives.

At the start of the show, Tony, Anthony's father, tells him he's not ready to take over the farm. Tony also is talking to Aoife, Rosemary's mother, about a land feud that has gone on between their families for more than 30 years. ...